ServiceNow (NOW) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026)
ServiceNow's Share-based Compensation was $283 million in Q2 2026, up 44.4% from $196 million a year earlier but down 48.3% from the prior quarter.
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ServiceNow (NOW) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, ServiceNow's Share-based Compensation was $1.82 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 17.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.96 billion, up 12.0% from FY2024.
- Share-based Compensation has now increased for 14 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Share-based Compensation was $1.75 billion in FY2024 (+8.9%), $1.6 billion in FY2023 (+14.5%), $1.4 billion in FY2022 (+23.9%) and $1.13 billion in FY2021 (+30.0%).
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has moved between $196 million (Q2 2025) and $547 million (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Share-based Compensation has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 6.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 44.4%); the worst was Q2 2025 (a decline of 55.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, NOW's Share-based Compensation in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $547 million (Q1 2026), $494 million (Q4 2025) and $492 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 265.21 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - | 1.13 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 543.99 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 906.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 283.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 59.70 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 507.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 14.27 Mn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 48.40 Bn | 45.18 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 283.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 547.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 494.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 492.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 196.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 470.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 454.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 426.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 444.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 422.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 413.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 413.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 397.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 381.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 363.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 361.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 352.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 325.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 303.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 291.00 Mn |
API Access
ServiceNow Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "NOW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();